Find out how popular the last name Mauk is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Mauk.

Mauk, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Mauk surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mauk in America

Mauk is the 8784th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mauk surname appeared 3,733 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Mauk.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mauk to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Mauk

The surname Mauk originates from Germany, with its earliest recorded instances dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Low German word "mouk," which translates to "thick" or "clumsy," potentially referring to a person's physical stature or demeanor.

The name Mauk was primarily concentrated in the regions of Saxony and Thuringia, where it first appeared in historical records. One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in the 1589 tax records of the town of Merseburg, which mentions a certain "Hans Mauk."

Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, the Mauk surname began to spread across various parts of Germany, with some families migrating to neighboring countries like Poland and the Netherlands. In the 1660s, a notable figure named Johann Mauk (1630-1701) was recorded as a prominent Lutheran theologian and author in the city of Wittenberg.

In the early 19th century, a branch of the Mauk family settled in the United States, with one of the earliest recorded instances being the arrival of Johann Mauk (1785-1862) in Pennsylvania in 1812. Another notable individual with this surname was Wilhelm Mauk (1865-1934), a German painter and illustrator known for his landscapes and depictions of rural life.

Other notable individuals bearing the surname Mauk include:

1. Johann Friedrich Mauk (1745-1818), a German author and educator who published several works on geography and history.
2. Heinrich Mauk (1823-1897), a German-American painter and lithographer who documented scenes from the American Civil War.
3. Nikolaus Mauk (1869-1942), an Austrian composer and music teacher who contributed to the development of church music in the early 20th century.
4. Gerhard Mauk (1908-1983), a German lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Bundestag, the German federal parliament.
5. Dieter Mauk (born 1941), a German football player and coach who played for several clubs in Germany's top divisions.

While the surname Mauk may have originated from a descriptive term, it has evolved to represent a distinct lineage with a rich history spanning various regions and professions over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mauk

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Mauk.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Mauk was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Mauk has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Mauk was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Mauk, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!